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Growing up, life at home was very dysfunctional, to say the least. My father was very violent towards me and would find it his daily “duty” to beat me when he’d get home. Between the incessant verbal abuse and severe physical abuse, my father and I had no relationship. From the age of maybe 5 until I was 17, several men (some relatives, some not) sexually abused me. I always thought, growing up, that every man was supposed to do this and that everyone else was going through the same things. Oh, the day that I realized that it didn’t happen to everyone and that it was wrong, what a shock that was! I believe that’s when the depression started and when things started to spiral downward very quickly. I had been diagnosed with many things: Clinical Depression, Anxiety Attacks, Dissociative Disorder, Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder . . .just to name a few! I was, at that point, already on over 8 bottles of medication, which cost approximately $1,000.00 per month. I was on disability pay from my (very good) job and had been in a mental institution twice. For about 3 years I had been self-mutilating and, because of the many side effects from the drugs, I couldn’t write, I stuttered, I had nervous ticks, and I basically walked around in a disillusioned state. These were the words uttered to me in the early part of 1997, “You will always be like this. You will never stop taking your medication. In fact, the amount of medication you will be taking will likely double in 5 years. The side effects from the medication will continue and probably increase. You will need to see a psychiatrist 3 times a week for the rest of your life, and statistics show that you will be in and out of mental hospitals because of your illnesses. You’ll have to stay on disability and work is not an option for you. Basically what we are saying is that things are not going to change for you. We understand that this may be hard to hear, but you can no longer live in denial – you must accept and face what has been diagnosed and understand that this is the best and only treatment plan or option you have. We’re sorry.” In May of 1997 I had hit rock bottom. I decided that I didn’t want to live my life like a zombie anymore. I didn’t want to be on medication, and so much of it, anymore. If this is how the doctors said it would be for the rest of my life, it wasn’t worth living. I had made a decision why, when, and how I was going to commit suicide. The second week of May I received a letter from my old basketball coach. I stopped taking her calls prior because all she talked to me about was God and I didn’t want to hear it! So she sent me a letter. It was a letter of invitation to a special meeting at her church where the guest speaker was a preacher named Jesse Duplantis. My immediate reaction was to throw the letter away. I couldn't have cared less about going to a meeting, especially at church, and I had no idea who this “Jesse” guy was either! But for some reason, I just kept picking up the letter and re-reading it, battling over the decision to go or continue on with my plan. After a very long few days I said to myself, “Oh well, what’s the difference if I go or not, I’ll be dead in a couple of days anyway.” So I went, not knowing what was about to happen! I’ll never forget that night – May 18, 1997! At approximately 8:00pm under the leading of the Holy Spirit, Jesse Duplantis laid hands on me and from then on I have never taken a drop of medication, nor have I had any of the symptoms that the doctors said I would have. Glory to God! Within five months I was asked by my Pastor to move in with him and his family and was basically thrust into ministry after about six months of being born again and supernaturally delivered. Within two years I was accepted and began attending the BEST (in my opinion) Bible College in the world, Jerry Savelle Ministries International. This June will prove to be one of the proudest days of my life as I graduate from college and begin the next step in my exciting walk with God.